LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Hippōnax

Hippōnax m sg (genitive Hippōnāctis)
Classical[hɪpˈpoː.naks]Ecclesiastical[ipˈpɔː.naks]

Meaning

  1. A Greek poet born in Ephesus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHippōnax—
genitiveHippōnāctis—
dativeHippōnāctī—
accusativeHippōnāctem—
ablativeHippōnācte—
vocativeHippōnax—

Hippōnax, actis, m., = Ἱππώναξ,
I. a Greek poet of Ephesus, who wrote in iambics, celebrated for the bitterness of his satires, Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 91; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 12. —
II. Deriv.: Hippōnactēus, a, um, adj., of Hipponax, in the style of Hipponax, Hipponactean: praeconium, i. e. a bitter, biting poem (of Licinius Calvus), Cic. Fam. 7, 24, 1.—Subst.: Hippōnacteus, i, m. (sc. versus), the sort of iambic verse invented by Hipponax: senarios et Hipponacteos effugere vix possumus, Cic. Or. 56, 189.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱππῶναξ (Hippônax).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyHipponaxHipponax (Ἱππῶναξ). 1. Of Ephesus, the son of Pytheus and Protis, was, after Archilochus and Simonides, the third of the classical Iambic poets of Gre…

Quick answers

What does Hippōnax mean in Latin?
Hippōnax, a proper noun, means “A Greek poet born in Ephesus”.
What is the genitive of Hippōnax?
The genitive singular is Hippōnāctis. Hippōnax is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Hippōnax?
In classical Latin, [hɪpˈpoː.naks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ipˈpɔː.naks].